American Lung Association selects 31 recipients of DPH mini grants

The American Lung Association in Delaware has announced 31 recipients of the Delaware Division of Public Health Mini-Grants for 2013-2014.

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Posted Oct. 18, 2013 at 4:18 PM

By Staff Reports

Posted Oct. 18, 2013 at 4:18 PM

Newark, Del.

The American Lung Association in Delaware has announced 31 recipients of the Delaware Division of Public Health Mini-Grants for 2013-2014.

Grant recipients will implement programs estimated to educate more than 10,000 Delawareans about the dangers of tobacco use. The mini-grant program enables Delaware communities to develop their own tailor-made smoking education, prevention or cessation programs. Each recipient was required to design a program with “A Plan for a Tobacco-Free Delaware” that would: Prevent tobacco use among young Delawareans through age 24; Increase Delaware’s smoking cessation rate; Reduce routine exposure to second hand smoke; Decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use; Maintain Delaware’s position of leadership in comprehensive tobacco prevention to sustain existing progress and efforts.